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CONTAINER Filed April 8, 1935 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Sept. 15, 1936 -fr'CON-'ranma A N William Froehlich, Baltimore, Md. -v Y Application April 8, 1935, Serial No. 15,203

4 Claims.

My invention relates to a container, and is very useful in pocket size tobacco or other such containers that are emptied part at a time, and in which the contents at the bottom may be reached as readily as the contents nearer the top.

Among the objects of my invention are to make a container that has a slidable bottom that may either be pushed progressively up as the contents are used up, or may be pushed'up half the length of the box when the contents are substantially one-half used.

Another object of my invention is to place strips at the sides of the sliding bottom that will permanently hold the bottom in its new position.

Another object of my invention is to use strips that will be out of the way of the lining and contents of the box, and that will quite rigidly support the bottom, and also limit its maximum upward movement.

Another object of my invention is to put an outside cover over the lower end of the container to make a compartment for matches.

Other objects and advantages of my invention will be apparent from the following description and accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a front elevation, showing in dotted lines the bottom pushed up and held up by my new holding means.

Figure 2 is similar side elevation.

Figure 3 is a bottom view of the can, showing in dotted lines the lower cover partially withdrawn.

Figure 4 is an enlarged partial sectional view of the invention through the center of the can before the bottom has been pushed up.

Figure 5 is an enlarged side view, with the side of the can cut away.

Figure 6 is an enlarged sectional View of the can, looking down on the bottom after it has been pushed up.

Figure 7 is an enlarged perspective View of my new holding means in holding position on the bottom of the can.

Figure 8 is an enlarged horizontal view before the bottom is pushed up, with the top cover and contents removed from the can.

Figure 9 is a modified form of holding means.

In the drawings similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

The can body I has a top cover 2 thereon, and a horizontally slidable bottom cover 3. The lower end walls of the can are curled outwardly, as at 4, and the bottom cover has parallel curled edges 5 sliding over the body curl 4 and an end curl 6 to limit the movement of said cover when it is completely in place. Punch mark 1 releasably holds the cover in place, closed, and punch marks 8 releasably limit its withdrawal, in slidingly moving the cover to open position.

Bottom 9 has a vertical ange I0 extending around it. Very thin resilient strips II extend up into the can, at its sides, and they are held fast to the can body by being curled into curl 4, as clearly shown in Figure 4. The flange I0 of bottom has slots I2 in the ends thereof. The strips II are threaded therethrough as shown in Figure 4, before being curled to the can body. 'Ihese strips therefore limit the lowermost movement of the bottom in the can, and the bottom and lower cover therefore form a compartment in the can for matches, if desired.

These strips are quite resilient, they may be made of very thin metal, and they have heads I3 to prevent them from pulling through slots I2. They also have shoulders I4, or in the alternative, a plurality of shoulders I5, as shown in Figure 9. When the can is rst packed, the strips are folded over on the bottom, as shown in Figures 4 and 8, andthe packaged material I6 is then placed in the can. When the material has been used to an extent where it is hard to reach or remove from the can, the bottom is pushed up. This action straightens out the strips, lengthwise, and slightly curls them, so that they assume somewhat the shape of the side of the can. This curling Vstrengthens them materially in withstanding downward pressure of the bottom when they hold it up. When the b ottom is pushed up beyond shoulder I4 or any of shoulders I5, the shoulder tends to straighten out when it is released by flange I0, and this straightened shoulder then bears up rmly under the flange. In the drawings the flange is shown slightly above the shoulders to illustrate their operation.

Although I have described this device in detail, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that many modifications may be made therein without departing from the inventive idea disclosed herein.

I claim:

1. A container having resilient strips extending into the container and attached thereto adjacent the bottom thereof, a bottom slidable in the container, means on said bottom to transversely bend said strips, shoulders on said strips to limit the downward movement of said bottom after said bending means has been pushed up beyond said shoulders to release said shoulders therefrom.

2. A container having resilient strips extending into the container and attached to the bottom Ythereof`,arbottom slidable in the container having constraining means thereon includingslotsto receive said strips therethrough, said constraining means bending the strip transversely, said strips having shoulders thereon .to limit the downward movement of said bottom after the constraining means have been pushed up beyond said shoul-V f ders to release said shoulders therefrom.'Y Y Y 3. A container having resilient strips extending into the container and attached to the bottomV thereof, a bottom slidable in the container having constraining means thereon including slots to re'j- Vceive said strips therethrough, said constraining means bending the stripy transversely, said strips having shoulders thereon to limit the downward movement of said bottom after the constraining means have been pushed up beyond said shoulders, to release said shoulders therefrom and Y means on said strips to limit the upward movement of said bottom. Y Y

4. A container having parallel sides and a slidable bottom therein having a depending flange,V

openings in said flange, resilient strips extending upwardly in said container and through the openings in said flange, and having shoulders Vthereon to limit the movement of said bottom, the lower ends 91. said strips being rolled into an outwardlyV4 directed bead surrounding the lower end of the an' auxiliary compartment in said container.

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container, a coverV having curled edgesrextending Y Y over said bead on the parallel sides o1' said con- Y tainer andY sliding on the same, thereby forming 

